Publications by authors named "Katherine S Paul"

Sooty mangabeys (Cercocebus atys) are native to West Africa and are a natural host of SIV, which is implicated in the origin of HIV2. They have been used in studies of AIDS pathogenesis, leprosy, immune responses, reproductive biology, and behavior. Spontaneous tumors have rarely been reported in this species.

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Background: The high prevalence of HIV-1/AIDS in areas endemic for schistosomiasis and other helminthic infections has led to the hypothesis that parasites increase host susceptibility to immunodeficiency virus infection. We previously showed that rhesus macaques (RM) with active schistosomiasis were significantly more likely to become systemically infected after intrarectal (i.r.

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An adult sooty mangabey (Cercocebus atys) with a solid mass arising from the skin of the dorsolateral cervical area was presented to the veterinary clinical staff. Grossly, the mass was firm, elongated, ulcerated at the tip, and measured 2.7 x 2.

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